Synopsis

SYNOPSIS – a brief summary or general survey of something ;

an outline of the plot of a book, play, movie, or episode of a television show.

Examples of synopses for thriller films:

28 days later- A powerful virus is unleashed. Transmitted in a drop of blood and devastating in seconds, the virus locks those infected into a permanent state of murderous rage. Within 28 days the country is overwhelmed and a handful of survivors begin their attempts to salvage a future, little realizing that the deadly virus is not the only thing that threatens them.

Saw - Awakening from a drugged stupor, Dr. Lawrence Gordon finds himself chained to a pipe in a dingy bathroom, with another man in the same situation across the room. The men are the latest victims of the Jigsaw Killer, a maniac who uses elaborate traps to test his victims’ dedication to life. Given 6 hours, a hacksaw, and a bullet, doctor Gordan tries to figure out a way to freedom, hoping his kidnapped family can survive the nightmare as well. Hot on the Jigsaw’s trail is Detective David Tapp, an equally as insane cop who was once the victim of the Jigsaw’s evil scheme.

Psycho- Alfred Hitchcock’s landmark masterpiece of the macabre stars Anthony Perkins as troubled Norman Bates, whose old dark house and adjoining motel are not the place to spend a quiet evening. No one knows that better than Marion Crane, the ill-fated traveler whose journey ends in the notorious “shower scene”. First a private detective, then Marion’s sister searches for her, the horror and the suspense mount to a terrifying climax where the mysterious killer is finally revealed. It took 7 days to shoot the shower and scene, 70 camera set ups for the 45 seconds of this now famous footage- and not an actual bare breast or plunging knife is to be found in the final cut, just illusion through montage.

SYNOPSIS FOR OUR FILM- Troubled sixteen year olds ‘Dee’ (Dominic Junior) and ‘Aj’ (Aaron Joseph) find their lives turned completely upside down after they ride into trouble on a winters evening. They had been terrorizing their local neighborhood in West London when they find themselves on the run from the police in a desperate attempt to escape being framed for a murder they didn’t do. As Dee and Aj, alone and confused, move around London aimlessly with no one to rely on but each other, they begin to unfold the terrifying truth behind the murder they are being wrongfully accused of committing and these horrifying realities will change their lives forever. The boys start to reassess their own lives and reach a new level of strength in their friendship.